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Mobile Lowdown 9-13-11: Samsung; Apple/China; Dolby/RIM; Nokia; HP Refunds

Sep 13, 2011 5:29 AM

A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: » In the patent battles with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), software is Samsung‘s Achilles heel. Meanwhile, Apple gets 40 new design patents registered in China. (FT; Patently Apple)

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Posted In: Apps, Legal, Patents, Mobile, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, iTunes, Barnes & Noble, Nook, Google, Android, HP, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Motorola, Nokia, RIM, Samsung, Countries, Asia, China, appcelerator, dolphin, pre, touchpad

New Facebook App For Pre, Pixi Uninspires

Nov 16, 2009 11:49 AM

Facebook has released its first official app for the Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pre and Pixi, but as Engadget Mobile reports, users may be underwhelmed by its functionality. The app, which runs on the latest version of Palm’s webOS mobile operating system, lets people update their status, post photos and view…

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Posted In: Mobile, Social Media, Companies, Facebook, Palm, pixi, pre

Updated: Sprint Slashes $100 Off Palm Pre Pricing—Then Changes Its Mind Twice

Sep 8, 2009 3:51 PM

Update 2: In a release announcing the Pixi, the latest Palm (NSDQ: PALM) device, Palm confirms that the Pre will be discounted by $50 and will now cost $150 with various conditions, rather than the original $200. Update 1: Just as quickly as the $100 discount on the *Palm* Pre…

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Posted In: Money, Companies, Palm, Sprint, pre

Palm Pre May Sell Less Than Half What The iPhone Sold In Its First Year

Mar 31, 2009 7:15 AM

The Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pre may have managed to muster considerable buzz before its impending launch—the exact date which has yet to be announced—but according to Bloomberg, Palm may end up selling fewer than half as many Pres as Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) sold iPhones when the device first launched. Though…

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Posted In: Gadgets, Companies, Apple, Palm, RIM, Sprint, pre

Highlights From The Palm Pre Webcast

Mar 12, 2009 1:36 PM

Sprint (NYSE: S) and Palm (NSDQ: PALM) co-hosted an exclusive web event today on the upcoming launch of the Palm Pre, the new device being shipped by Palm using its new webOS. Right off the bat, the company said it would not be updating pricing or availability of the device,…

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Posted In: Technologies / Formats, Operating Systems, Companies, Palm, Sprint, pre

Warning: Statements Made By Palm Director Are Not Endorsed By Palm

Mar 10, 2009 1:49 PM

Palm’s board member and major investor Roger McNamee garnered a ton of attention last week after predicting the day that the Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pre will overtake the iPhone—a month after June 29, which is the two-year anniversary of the iPhone. Yesterday, Palm corrected and toned down those statements in…

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Posted In: Gadgets, Companies, Palm, pre

Palm Investor Predicts The Day The Pre Will Overtake The iPhone

Mar 6, 2009 3:59 PM

Confidence is good, but it can be taken too far… Roger McNamee from Elevation Partners (which has paid $425 million for a 39 percent stake in Palm) seems to think that the upcoming Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pre is not only an iPhone killer, it will squash it like a bug.…

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Posted In: Gadgets, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Palm, pre, roger mcnamee

Earnings
Palm Pre-Announces Q3 Results; Pre Remains On Track For First Half 2009

Mar 3, 2009 6:32 PM

Palm (NSDQ: PALM) reported preliminary results today for its third quarter of fiscal year 2009, which ended Feb. 27, saying that revenues are down because of falling demand for its “maturing legacy smartphone product,” but that its much-anticipated launch of the Palm Pre “remains on track for the first half…

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Posted In: Money, Earnings, Technologies / Formats, Operating Systems, Companies, Palm, pre

Can Pre Exclusivity Turn Around Sprint?

Feb 6, 2009 3:07 PM

Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel CEO Dan Hesse spoke to SFGate, mostly about customer service and churn, but the last question was about how important Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pre is to Sprint, and I think that answer ties everything in together. Said Hesse: “In today’s market, iconic devices, no question, they…

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Posted In: Gadgets, Companies, Sprint, pre

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